The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-04
PROSECUTED UTE&
ALLEGED Causes for the Recent Indian Trsu.
bles IN Colorado.

ALLEGED Causes for the Recent Indiaa Trsu.
bles IN Colorado.
From ne 81 Louss G,ooe, Demooas
Stanley Stokes, who Is on the staff Of State
Adjt-Gen; West. has made o Journey to re
Sas se Wiz aha The ssate The ranssy
In his letter dated Aug "a. which gives tho In
dian ysrsiOn e. The trouble h Ssy;
men. troops. who o we're holding ne Stes IN
check. A detour was made OF the hostile camp
hs 3 sSa mns
north mort "a and south. Covered with Growth q
Of Green. River for a distance q ten miles;
Young colts were grazing among the trees ana ana
about the old agency buildings. There also
Vicinity OF the old buildings. and their wailines
howl Of the coyote.
tiyes Killed in. battle remarked the scout.
the river On the eS ,Ss
cIerk in H' charge T Who explained In moment
only for the presenGs et United States tTo9p 3
shs the
crazy for several days. remarked an en-
havs sna g
Igethered the following Information:
that Esns ss%s IL and
p 1as 81 and tie
sttsaf a. as the CAME
upon another ca% Esny also reported the
& SHsaofe s % here then and .s a.
Johan ths Chief hedsr Nth
The cause Of the attack. some twelve Or
fifteen accompanied the party, and we sup
that VS1 Dc Ssss
and they are Well acauainted with tho people
ds ssr t asd aSsf as
returned and stated that the whites upon the
river were breaking out and on the nHnt
through moantains for 1o,nI Indians ms
srsaeed y sRG muc6 and all hs White
in their presence that they would be in ID
w This frightened them. and while they ,yere
assured BY some men that Colorow would be
they had no confidence IN the treaty: that
Coorow was trying to get back to the reserva-
ton; that progress was slow because there
Beaver Greek, as Kendall was trying to XII
from McAndrexs By ysyy q dlsnwoodf ;sR1lnggs
that an outbreak was Unavoidable; also ask
ing that troops be sent forward at once for
here TO be an attempt on the part OF the set
tiers to drive Colorow and his band back to the
TO this the agent and all concerned were
agreed, as the old renegade had been warned
again and again OF an uprsipg T peh
uch ri COlO-
Be The sh'
available fighting men Of both agencies were
missing. and those left behind explained that
they had gone 70 help colorow get back to the
ponies. that hundreds Of nion-oowb boys and
soldiers-were bunting for and trying to XIII.
reservation. and asked Tor the intervention Of
that no indians had on war paint. Word was
sent to them from the agency to hurry on and
as nkins' Of the scare the Cd fellow was get
day before the attack at Rangley matters as
pahgre Chief sapov9paIo and few " the old
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and an 1 cowboys. and could not Fst out With Sis
tePees. stock, women. and children without q
/
Lieut.. Burnett started out with two companies
| OF colored cavalry to hold the Indians In check
| There were at least GOO or 700 Indians, who had
| lott the two reservations to help Colorow out
and Il was Thought the presence OF regulars
| ed the scene Of action. however. they met In.
dams hurryinG back to the reservation with On
| wounded back: others. with sqnaws, children
and camp out9ts. all badly, frightened anq
the reservation: T6s ciileer II sharss q the
| citement and confusion.
| agent and white employees feel unsafe. The
| blood OF the Utes Is now up. and there Is nc
| telling to what oxtent they may carry the war
| Fear Is felt for settlers who have settled In
| isolated places in western Colorado. Prepare
| tions arc being made at the agency for the
| worst. As near as can be ascertainad. about
| fifteen bucks are killed. two squaws and one
| pnppose. The. Indians also lost about 20(
| head Of horses"
| List or Referees.